Topic 6 Ratios

Match the ratio 3:5 to the situation it correctly models.

• There are 3 times as many girls than boys.

• For every cup of water added to the batter, there are 5 cups of flour added.

• For every 3 students wearing Adidas, there are 5 students wearing Nikes.

Write a ratio for the following:

During a kickball game, the 6th graders scored 3 times as many points as the 5th graders did.

Write a ratio for the following description: For every 6 cups of flour in a bread recipe, there are 2 cups of milk.

There are 4 dogs for every 2 cats at the adoption shelter. Write the ratio of dogs to cats in two different forms.

A class has 30 students. 18 are boys. What is the ratio of boys to girls?

• 12:18

• 3:2

• 30:18

• 18:7

Pick every ratio that has the same value as the ratio 2 to 7.

• 4/14

• 8/21

• 18/63

• 1/7

Match the ratio 1 to 5 to the situation it correctly models.

• There are 3 times as many girls than boys.

• For every cup of water added to the batter, there are 5 cups of flour added.

• For every 3 students wearing Adidas, there are 5 students wearing Nikes.

Match the ratio 15:5 to the situation it correctly models.

• There are 3 times as many girls than boys.

• For every cup of water added to the batter, there are 5 cups of flour added.

• For every 3 students wearing Adidas, there are 5 students wearing Nikes.

There are 100 students in the sixth grade who prefer art class. There are 54 students in the sixth grade who prefer band. Select all the ratios that represent the number of students who prefer art class to the number of students who prefer band class.

• 54 to 100

• 54:100

• 100 to 54

• 100:54

• 100 to 154

Watson is making nachos. For every 4 cups of chips that he uses for the nachos, he uses 5 cups of cheese. If Watson wants to use 12 cups of chips, how many cups of cheese will he need to use. Use a tape diagram to show your work.

• 3

• 9

• 12

• 15